Smoking Kills: Mob beats two to death over a cigarette worth Rs 15 in Bengaluru

The incident illustrates how even a petty argument over a cigarette worth Rs 15 led to the brutal murders of two men in one of India's most prominent cities.

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Bengaluru: In a most shocking incident that came to light from the state capital of Karnataka, a fight over the refusal to pay Rs 15 for a cigarette ended up in the death of two individuals. The incident which took place in East Bengaluru's Veerannagudde on Govindapura Main Road near KG Halli on Wednesday night illustrates how petty arguments over a sum of Rs 15 can also lead to death in no time.

According to a report by the Times of India, one 30-year-old Amin took a cigarette from a petty shop owned by one Ali around 7:30 pm. When the shop owner noticed Amin leaving without paying for the cigarette, he confronted Amin. The owner refused to accept money from Amin some other time which led to a heated argument between the two. The confrontation ended up with Amin leaving the area after assaulting the shop owner, Ali.

Police said that after Amil assaulted the owner, the owner summoned his friends who rushed to the spot in no time. Amin too called his brother, Mathin aged 32. Around 9 pm, the shop owner and his friends, armed with blunt objects and wooden logs, found Amin in a nearby area and attacked him. When his brother tried to intervene, he too was not spared by the gang of about a dozen assailants.

While the brother died on the spot, Amin was rushed to a nearby hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Police said that Amin was a drug addict and had a backlog of several cases registered against him at various police stations. Additional commissioner of police (ACP-east), Seemanth Kumar Singh said, "We’ve taken up a case of murder against the gang, including the shop owner, Ali. We have picked up several people, including those who instigated the gang to attack the duo.”

Smoking Kills: Mob beats two to death over a cigarette worth Rs 15 in BengaluruDescription:The incident illustrates how even a petty argument over a cigarette worth Rs 15 led to the brutal murders of two men in one of India's most prominent cities. Times Now